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Just got off the phone with one of my students ( a LEO) who is interested in purchasing a new and more traditional looking bolt action wood stocked rifle. He has an AR15 and this will be his first bolt action purchase. Told him that I'd start a thread here to see where other suggestions lead.
His budget is $1,000 give or take a few bucks. He has no plans to reload. He is looking for the MOST POTENTIALLY accurate factory rifle straight from the box using factory ammo along with getting the best possible rifle bang for the buck. He has handled a few rifles including mine. It can either have a monte carlo styled stock or a straight one. Overall rifle looks or aesthetics is really not a big priority. Open to a shiny claro stock or a plain jane one.
Cartridge? Open to just about everything for deer up to and including elk at the normal average hunting distances. Recoil will not affect this guy, so magnums are potential candidates. Open to action type, CRF or push feed, tang safety design or otherwise (2 position or 3), DBM or spring floor plate.
Along with a suggestion or two from me, his online research has led him to the following in no particular order of preference. We discussed the following.
Weatherby Vanguard Deluxe/Sporter
Bergara B14 Timber
Browning X bolt hunter (satin finish)
Winchester M70 Sporter
Ruger Hawkeye
Savage 110
I will take a poll after this thread winds down and then tell him what the general overall consensus was.
To get an accurate poll count, please post your top choice followed by your second choice, 3rd choice and so on down the line.
Ok gents!.... Have at it!
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Ruger 30-06
Winchester 30-06
Would likely stop there.
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Toss up between the Hawkeye and Model 70,
30-06 Springfield.
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Toss up between the Hawkeye and Model 70,
30-06 Springfield. ..............Need a #1 and a #2.......LOL......
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Another vote for toss up between the Hawkeye or Model 70. Not a Savage fan, based purely on aesthetics. X-Bolt is OK, but I prefer my older A-Bolt II. No experience with Bergara. I had a Vanguard that was excellent, but a definite step down from the Ruger or Winchester.
If forced to list them in order (leaving out Bergara):
Hawkeye
Model 70
Vanguard
X-Bolt
Savage
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Toss up between the Hawkeye and Model 70,
30-06 Springfield. ..............Need a #1 and a #2.......LOL...... There isn’t a one or two lol. Let the ergos of the 2 decide and go with that one. And still a 30-06.
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Toss up between the Hawkeye and Model 70,
30-06 Springfield. ..............Need a #1 and a #2.......LOL...... There isn’t a one or two lol. Let the ergos of the 2 decide and go with that one. And still a 30-06. ........Ok..I will categorize your post as a tie!....
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You missed the number 1 pick in your list for out of the box accuracy😁.....Tikka T3x forester in 30-06 or 270
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You missed the number 1 pick in your list for out of the box accuracy😁.....Tikka T3x forester in 30-06 or 270 ...........Ok! I will include that....Thx..
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Weather Vanguard DLX
Model 70 Sporter
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Never owned one, but general consensus on the internet is the best out-of-the-box accuracy is a Tikka.
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Model 70 in 6.5, 270, or 06. (I like the FW more than the Sporter.) The new, Portugal-made versions are excellent.
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For the money the Vanguards are tough to beat.
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Ruger doesnt make the Hawkeye in wood/blued anymore.
My choice would be Kimber, Winchester, (old stock) Ruger in that order, but would take any of them without remorse.
Maybe the Kimber doesnt meet accuracy standards, but I have no complaints in my .308, 257 Roberts, or .30-06.
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Remington 700. It is the AR15 of the bolt action world
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Remington 700. It is the AR15 of the bolt action world ............We did not include Remington because of their QC and trigger issues?? over the past few recent years...However, possible we may include the M700.....
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I just bought a very nice adl .30-06 for around $400.. I really like this one it is an older style.. I have a model 70 in 06, that I have never chamber a round.. But it is a post 64.. From what I hear the new Tikkas may be the way to go... But I have never handled one..
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Tikka Hunter in his choice of 6.5 CM, 7/08, 308, 270, 30/06
All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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Remington 700. It is the AR15 of the bolt action world ............We did not include Remington because of their QC and trigger issues?? over the past few recent years...However, possible we may include the M700..... Whichever way you go I would always consider used
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